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Head-to-head · Git Hosting Services

Bitbucket vs Assembla

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score Bitbucket #1 in Git Hosting Services 8.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Bitbucket
Assembla #4 in Git Hosting Services 8.4/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Assembla

Bitbucket leads on 2 checks, Assembla on 1, and 2 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreBitbucket · 8.9/10
  • Free planonly Bitbucket
  • Free trialonly Assembla
  • Most featuresBitbucket · 3 of 3

Bitbucket scores higher on our rubric for git hosting services: 8.9 against 8.4 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #4.

Bitbucket offers free plan; Assembla doesn't. Bitbucket offers built-in ci/cd; Assembla doesn't. Assembla leads on git lfs storage: 10 GB versus 5 GB.

Bitbucket is the better fit for teams wanting broad hosted Git workflows. Assembla is the better fit for teams needing hosting plus project planning.

  • Bitbucket fits best

    Teams wanting broad hosted Git workflows

  • Assembla fits best

    Teams needing hosting plus project planning

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Side by side

Feature Bitbucket 8.9/10 Visit ↗ Assembla 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.9 8.4
Ranking #1 in Git Hosting Services #4 in Git Hosting Services
Best for Teams wanting broad hosted Git workflows Teams needing hosting plus project planning
Pricing model Free plan + paid Paid
Starting price — $12.50/user/mo
Free plan ✓ (best) —
Free trial — 14 days
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web Web
Support Docs, Community, Tickets · 24/7 Email, Phone, Live chat, Docs
Compliance SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, PCI DSS, 2FA SOC 2, GDPR, SSO/SAML, 2FA
Integrations 100+ integrations 5 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Bitbucket 3/3 · Assembla 1/3
Built-in CI/CD ✓ (best) —
Built-in wiki ✓ ✓
Merge queue ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Specs
Artifact storage Not checked yet Not checked yet
Git LFS storage 5 GB 10 GB (best)
SSO support Saml Saml
Our review
Pros
  • Pull requests include reviews, approvals, and merge checks
  • Bitbucket Pipelines supports automated build, test, and deployment workflows
  • Integrates with Jira, Trello, Confluence, and Atlassian Guard
  • Git LFS, file locking, reviews, and branch controls
  • Built-in tickets, wikis, sprints, and milestones
  • REST API plus Jenkins, Slack, Jira, and GitHub integrations
Cons
  • The Free plan is limited to up to 5 users
  • Free usage includes 50 Pipelines build minutes per month
  • Package storage is limited to Standard and Premium monthly plans
  • No free plan is available
  • No built-in CI/CD workflow engine
  • Starter pricing requires annual billing
Our verdict

Bitbucket is a Git-based code hosting and collaboration service for software teams. It supports public and private repositories, pull requests, branch controls, APIs, Git Large File Storage, and Bitbucket Pipelines for automated build,…

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Assembla is a managed source-code hosting platform for teams using Git, Git LFS, SVN, or Perforce. Its Git tools cover hosted repositories, merge requests, code review, inline comments, review voting, branch protection, access controls,…

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  1. BitbucketGit Hosting Services 8.9Free plan
  2. AssemblaGit Hosting Services 8.414-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Bitbucket — where it wins

    • Pull requests include reviews, approvals, and merge checks
    • Bitbucket Pipelines supports automated build, test, and deployment workflows
    • Integrates with Jira, Trello, Confluence, and Atlassian Guard

    Where it doesn't

    • The Free plan is limited to up to 5 users
    • Free usage includes 50 Pipelines build minutes per month
    • Package storage is limited to Standard and Premium monthly plans

  • Assembla — where it wins

    • Git LFS, file locking, reviews, and branch controls
    • Built-in tickets, wikis, sprints, and milestones
    • REST API plus Jenkins, Slack, Jira, and GitHub integrations

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan is available
    • No built-in CI/CD workflow engine
    • Starter pricing requires annual billing
  • Bitbucket8.9/10 · Free plan

    A broad Git hosting service for teams that want repositories, reviews, automation, and Atlassian integration.

    Visit BitbucketFull verdict →
  • Assembla8.4/10 · 14-day trial

    A paid Git host for teams that want code management and planning in one workspace.

    Visit AssemblaFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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